Uncoupling mechanism for cars.



A. J. BAZELEY, UNGOUPLING MECHANISM FOR CARS.

APPLICATION fILED APR.15, 1908.

Patented Jan.25, 1910.

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WITNESSES A. J. BAZELEY. UNGOUPLING MECHANISM FOR CARS APPLICATION FILED APR. 15, 1908.

Patented 52110.25; 1910.

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- :ing'.a1m'odification.*F1g. 7 13% side eleva- 'itionpe'rtly in section showing the connection of the linhfi of Fig.1 ,tothe coupler lock- .in%mechttnism and to the lever 4.

he purposeof my'inventi'on in to provide efficient and simple meehi nisln for operating the lock of bottom opening couplers.

; .25 My invention is espeeiellyadapted to n1 fortlmeans by which the verthxillyinovable device Within thejconpler heed, whether it In the construction shown in Figst'i-l amt be the Ioek'alone or an opening device which cooperates with the lock, is guided properly 3!) during its vertical motion, so that itcnn not i be displacediwi-thinthe coupler head:

ings', 2-isneon-pier heed; theshenkof which i5 pivoted to the cer fi'ame in n. pocket or 'sn itable"rceiving device- '3; 4;; isth'e lever 1 which operates the niechn-nism' of, the flzconpi'er, j It ispivoted -to the bottom of the ,conpler head at one of the ears thereof, be-

e. tweengprojccting lugsf55. and" extendsrear- [inw rdly therefrom beneath the coupler. At

1 an" intermediate point" it 1 is' connected flex. ibly-f-by -e'-'link 6",;with the lo'clooperating piece of the coupler-which is' inar kecl'igimd 1 Wi' ieh"-p1 ojects". downwnndly through an openinginflthe floor of the coupler. I illustrate'this more fnll-yfinFig; 7. I Froni the Specification of Letters Potent. Application flie m rii 15, 1908. Serial Mommas.

device appliedio a. locoig; 2 isja $il'10 '6l8\tlt;i0l1jj thereof-partly linverticel section; Fig; is I a front elevation-of njmodified form of ny Q -115 inventiom- Fig '4 is eside elevation of the 1 qcle'vice ehown inrFig;.3; andcFige. 5 and 6 ere view's similar to Fi 1 end 2, illustrat 'nrmnnn'iinizn'rm, or CiiEVELAND bHiO, A'ssmnon'ro mmiimwionee MALLEABBE engineers,epmrnnmlor emvminnng onto. Aoonronzimon on OHIO.

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portion of o shaft 9 jonij'naled in bearings 10 on the car frame, and extending to the sides of the .car structure Where'it isv prolvidetlwith operating handles 10'. By lifting the opernting hnndlelO' the crank 8 is rnismhthereby lifting the lever i on its pivotal fulcrum lmtween' the lugs 5 and ruining, the oFctnting link thus actuating the lock, the ever -i being pivoted dlrectiy to the 5 c0u1')lei"hend'nnd extending beneath the 'coupler heatl where it is not apt to he injured and where it does not interfere with the other parts of the car.- This is especially important when the coupler is nppl'ied to locomotive engines', for when such engines are coupled to passenger cars, the buffers of i such cars-are apt to extend over the head of the coupler nndto engage and damage any l opening mechanism which islocntcd nttlmt l place; By flexibly connecting the lever 4 {to the coupler locking mechanism with the link 6, the lever 4' can be pivoted to the coupler liciul-atn lixetl p oint and supported ntfils rear end from the lock, Withoutde- Support. 'This is n lnnttc r of importance.

; 4., the lever4 il'nd its link- 6 are constructed i similarly to the construction shown in Figs. and 2, but, the operating mechenisin for the crnnk'8 consists ofe chain 11' which extends from'lan nrnilfl of-tlie, crnnkmpwardiy to a lifting lever 12,Epiv otmi on the too of the end sill 13; l instead ofnaing the .hyothel niechnnis nsnel-i its a lever- Exit-liltiing trnntiversely to the length of tlm'cnr.

Whil1i$fittlill0 end of an operntinglevor' .8: {oitoteol atiitfi onterend n1: 8, lo the e'ntl sill and operated. bvn hnnil lever 8" which I engoges the'lever 8 and is pivoted at S".

coupler head is connected to n spring rigginger is otherwise adapted to longitudinal motion oil-the car frame.

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llhns in Figs.; 5 and (3 I-show iews in which, the'lever 4? 1s provided/with on eye 4 in 'Other modifications of my invention will t enggnst themselves to those skilled in the erti."

crank 8,;the lover tinnyhexnove'dvertically {This device is nscil'niin' cases where the yithout'de'parting item the spirit and scope "of my 'inventiopyaspointed out in the appndedelaim; H 1 What-I elaimvis 5. Azc'oupler having a lpcking mechanism, an ogemtinglever woted to -the under side 0 thev coupler lead "and extending rear- 'wardly from its p iv0f;, a link connecting said (warmin lever tag; the locking-mechanism of 10.: e. coupling head and arranged 'jto enter andloosely en%aging 'fl1e said operating le-- verpsubstantia 1y as described..'

= In testi1n ny \n l1 ere0f,-I have hereunto Set 1 5 .ymy hand.

ARTHUR J.BAZELEY.", Witnesses:

' HENRY F. Pow,

-HARRY E.- 01m.

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